Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 760553 - Employee's fingers amputated in slitting machine rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 760553 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18484360	12/06/1989	5051	0	Collier Aluminum, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 9, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a precision slitting machine to slit a roll of aluminum to a certain width. He was setting up the machine and ensuring it was operating correctly when he noticed some of the aluminum was not being slit correctly. Employee #1 apparently reached into the machine to retrieve some material or make some other type of adjustment when his right arm got caught in the machine. His right arm was pulled through a set of rollers, resulting in the amputation of his right thumb and forefinger and multiple compound fractures of his right arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized and will undergo several surgeries to repair his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, SET UP, SLITTER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18484360			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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